Org 300 Leadership Training Memo

To:         Senior Management

From:         Melissa Manning

Date:         November 12, 2016

Re:         Leadership Training Program

Purpose:

To propose a leadership training program for senior management and new managers to help them succeed in their positions.  As an organization we must give the leaders the tools to be effective and the training to ensure their personal success as well as the success of the company.  We must have strong leaders to bring up a great workforce.

Problem:

Training is important because when we invest in our employees it leads to happy employees who feel that they are important because we are investing in them.  Training cannot stop at the first few weeks of employment. We must keep training senior management to keep these skills fresh and keep morale up.  We must also teach the new leaders of the management team these skills to be able to work with their teams and be successful in their new positions.  

Solution:

The solution is a well-managed leadership-training program that addresses the needs of new management and the continuation of skill building for our senior management team.  It must be a series of trainings, not a one time training.  We must also establish a mentor program so that newer managers feel that they have someone above them that they can confide in, work through employee issues, and gain the skills necessary to move to the next level.  

Outcomes:

The benefit of having leadership training is employee retention.  By training your leaders, you retain employees, which greatly decreases recruiting costs. Nurturing future leaders supports succession planning and offers career pathways to employees, further increasing retention.  Leadership training can result in better decision-making and employee engagement.  When employees feel engaged and invested they report higher job satisfaction.